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AI for translators and interpreters | Using AI for Word count and productivity calculation | Accurate?

James McVay — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Using AI for Word count and productivity calculation
Poster: James McVay
Post title: Accurate?

Which AI did you use? Based on past experience, I'm not sure I would trust an LLM AI to do a complex mathematical calculation.

AI for translators and interpreters | Copyright

James McVay — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Copyright
Poster: James McVay

Who owns the copyright on a translation done entirely using AI? The human who develops the prompt and uses it to generate a translation? The company that developed and deployed the AI? The individual or company that commissioned the translation?

As a corollary, who owns the copyright on a translation produced by AI and edited by a human? Does the extent of the editing matter?

If you decide to answer, please refrain from criticizing the use of AI. We get enough of that already.

AI for translators and interpreters | Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin | Because of people like you

Lingua 5B — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:34:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin
Poster: Lingua 5B
Post title: Because of people like you

[quote]Tatjana Kostadinovic wrote:

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

Maybe you should continue to market your AI translation and QA tool to large LSPs, and they may buy it for a huge amount of money. You never know. [/quote]

But no reply from them. [/quote]

Large LSPs don’t exist any more, AI hype (real or illusional) has ruined them. See how tricky it gets when you realize your little AI tools carried conflict of interest risk within them all along? You didn’t eliminate translators only, you also eliminated business clients. Since your AI tools are so self-sufficient, maybe you can have one AI bot sell tools to another AI bot?

I knew right from the start by the time the full market cycle would have been over, people like you would be facing the wall.

The only active business clients now are in China, India, and some in Egypt.

So you ruined and eliminated business clients and are now asking where they are?

[Edited at 2026-08-14 21:52 GMT]

Turkish | Paypal ödemelerini nasıl alıyorsunuz? | Belki bu gelişme bir umut olabilir

ATIL KAYHAN — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:06:00 +0000

Forum: Turkish
Topic: Paypal ödemelerini nasıl alıyorsunuz?
Poster: ATIL KAYHAN
Post title: Belki bu gelişme bir umut olabilir

[url removed]

AI for translators and interpreters | Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin | No reply from them

Tatjana Kostadinovic — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin
Poster: Tatjana Kostadinovic
Post title: No reply from them

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

Maybe you should continue to market your AI translation and QA tool to large LSPs, and they may buy it for a huge amount of money. You never know. [/quote]

But no reply from them.

Getting established | translating for Xerox | The internet

William Bowley — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: translating for Xerox
Poster: William Bowley
Post title: The internet

[quote]Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

Apparently, your eye for detail is not that sharp. There’s a typo in studiied, but MA in Writing for Performance is correct (the typo is yours)… :???:

P.S. These things happen to the best of us... [/quote]

Now there's always a chance that you're intentionally being obtuse, but in case you're being serious, you might have seen:

"Profile last updated: 17:43"

Some 5 hours after my post!

Part of me was expecting your type of response, though maybe hoping for a more mature one. Then again, there's always the possibility that you're being serious, which raises all sorts of other questions!

AI for translators and interpreters | Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin | Use AI

Tatjana Kostadinovic — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:05:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin
Poster: Tatjana Kostadinovic
Post title: Use AI

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:
Everyone has already noticed how AI affects their lives, so what? [/quote]

Must use AI.

AI for translators and interpreters | Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin | So what?

jyuan_us — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:59:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: So what?

[quote]jyuan_us wrote:

[quote]Tatjana Kostadinovic wrote:

[quote]Lieven Malaise wrote:
If you read the first page in this thread, you will see that this is not true. She addresses translators multiple times. [/quote]
After max 1 year, everyone will notice how AI affect your lives. [/quote]

Everyone has already noticed how AI affects their lives, so what? [/quote]

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | yes

Karletto666 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:38:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Karletto666
Post title: yes

Something on that note, yes.

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | ??

jyuan_us — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:11:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: ??

[quote]Karletto666 wrote:

Don't you have something to do? [/quote]

Did you mean they should mind their own business?

AI for translators and interpreters | Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin | Duplicated post

jyuan_us — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why We Built Our Own AI Translation Tool Instead of Using a CAT Tool Plugin
Poster: jyuan_us
Post title: Duplicated post

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[Edited at 2026-08-14 19:01 GMT]

French | Traduire Homère et Ovide

Philippe Boucry — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0000

Forum: French
Topic: Traduire Homère et Ovide
Poster: Philippe Boucry

« D'Homère à Ovide, l'Odyssée des textes anciens jusqu'à notre époque »

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Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | China Daily: Things you need to know about Chinese dragon

ysun — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:26:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: ysun
Post title: China Daily: Things you need to know about Chinese dragon

[b]Things you need to know about Chinese dragon[/b]
China Daily 2024-02-09
[url removed]

[b]说几点语言学问题[/b]
Oct 5, 2025
[url removed] #3091664
[quote]hj58 wrote:

Chinese dragon 不过是“中国恶魔”而已，……。[/quote]
莫乱改！连那“心爱的土琵琶”都不能乱改！

AI for translators and interpreters | Novel idea

Michele Fauble — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:07:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Novel idea
Poster: Michele Fauble

When a translator does a translation job (human labor), they are taxed on their earnings. Not the case when the job is done by AI (machine labor).

“Tax policy must stop disincentivizing human labor over machine labor. Because only human labor is taxed, the scale is tipped toward substitution. A consumption tax on A.I. tokens may flip this script.

Tokens are the units of data an A.I. model reads, processes and generates. When companies use enterprise versions of A.I. models, they must pay for each token. The price of a token is the closest thing to a wage paid for machine labor.”

[url removed]

[Edited at 2026-08-14 16:22 GMT]

Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | 中国日报文章：Year of the Dragon

ysun — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:48:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: ysun
Post title: 中国日报文章：Year of the Dragon

[quote]hj58 wrote:

面子是个好东西啊，千万不能丢。

现在连中国日报也把龙“拼写”为 loong 了，哈哈！可喜可贺！ [/quote]

无可奈何 loong 逝去！节哀顺变！

[b]Year of the Dragon[/b]
China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-05
[url removed]
[quote]It is a little late now to change the Chinese character long to "loong" to avoid the negative connotations of the word "dragon". The connotations of the dragon have changed. [/quote]

[img] [url removed] [/img]

Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | 最好再去复习一下语音学基本概念

ysun — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: ysun
Post title: 最好再去复习一下语音学基本概念

[quote]hj58 wrote:

好好好，对对对，牛牛牛，电影《欢迎来龙餐馆》不是“译”龙为 loong，而是“拼写”为 loong。

面子是个好东西啊，千万不能丢。

现在连中国日报也把龙“拼写”为 loong 了，哈哈！可喜可贺！

功夫被拼写为 Kungfu，点心被拼写为 dim sum，coca cola 被拼写为“可口可乐”，chocolate 被拼写为“巧克力”。

那家高级翻译学院以后应该改为“高级拼写学院”了。

[/quote]
[b]至今仍未搞清语音学这些基本概念的正是你自己[/b]
May 1, 2026
[url removed] #3109822

[url removed] #3109819

Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | 该把老皇历扔掉了

ysun — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: ysun
Post title: 该把老皇历扔掉了

[quote]hj58 wrote:

…

　　并且列出了六篇原始报道（Article reference）：

　　1. Dragons take over cultural event in Zhejiang. chinaservicesinfo.com. 2024
　　2. Exploring the mystique of the 'loong'. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　3. Hong Kong balloon artist breaks record for longest loong. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　4. Cultural items increasingly tailored to attract youth. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　5. Chinese culture is 'an untapped resource' -- British graphic designer. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　6. Enduring tales with contrasting characteristics. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024

　　该网站目前收入的 loong 词条只有 loong 和 loong dance 两个。

（黄佶，2026年8月14日）
[/quote]
你不觉得上述这些文章都已是过了时的老皇历吗？该扔掉了！

不妨看看 China Daily 刚出炉不久的新鲜报道：

Hongshan jade [b]dragon[/b], Liangzhu deity figure
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-08-12
[url removed]

[b]俱往矣，别老惦记着“曾所向披靡”[/b]
Mar 31, 2026
[url removed] #3107798

[img] [url removed] [/img]

AI for translators and interpreters | Weird Outcomes | Not based on Unicode character patterns

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:09:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Weird Outcomes
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: Not based on Unicode character patterns

This watermarking has no digital existence. It is a pure statistical pattern which works by biasing word generation:

AI generates text one token at a time by sampling from a probability distribution over the vocabulary. Watermarking modifies that sampling process by combining a secret key with the previous tokens generated. This sampling then partitions the words to be generated into green (preferred) and red (discouraged) lists. The model is slightly biased to favor green-list words. The bias is very small, and the green/red partition is still random and changes with the context, such that the overall output remains close to normal.

The watermark has no physical or digital-object existence. There are no extra characters, no hidden Unicode, no metadata fields, no special bits hidden in the file. What exists is only a chosen statistical pattern of the token/word sequence. The only evidence of the watermark is that those words "happen" to match the secret rule more often than pure random results.

If you change enough words (or their order), the statistical match disappears and the watermark is gone. That means the only way to remove the watermark is by rather aggressive reediting.

[Edited at 2026-08-14 15:11 GMT]

Getting established | translating for Xerox | @William

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:05:00 +0000

Forum: Getting established
Topic: translating for Xerox
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: @William

Apparently, your eye for detail is not that sharp. There’s a typo in studiied, but MA in Writing for Performance is correct (the typo is yours)… :???:

P.S. These things happen to the best of us...

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | Well..

Karletto666 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Karletto666
Post title: Well..

Don't you have something to do?

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | So you didn't actually translate anything

Zea_Mays — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:07:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: So you didn't actually translate anything

[quote]
Karletto666 wrote:
The client should also realize why i am that cheap. By low-balling the hell out of my contestants
[/quote]
If they had read what's on your profile, the collection of errors in just a few lines in English and Italian should already have told them.
In German there's that saying - keeping the ball low (den Ball flach halten). In a professional context with many native English and Italian speakers, it may be wise not to brag about your 'achievements'.
Be also aware that you are liable for what you deliver. Even more if you've thrown the whole source copy into a free machine translation or AI tool.

[Bearbeitet am 2026-08-14 14:15 GMT]

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | Proz

Lieven Malaise — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:57:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Lieven Malaise
Post title: Proz

[quote]Karletto666 wrote:
The client should also realize why i am that cheap. By low-balling the hell out of my contestants i come first many times. Pochi soldi, pocha musica. [/quote]

Perhaps you should apply for the 2 "interesting" 6$-8$ per hour "opportunities" I received this afternoon through Proz. I wouldn't wait too long.

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | Well...

Karletto666 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:39:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Karletto666
Post title: Well...

The client should also realize why i am that cheap. By low-balling the hell out of my contestants i come first many times. Pochi soldi, pocha musica.

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | seriousness

Zea_Mays — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:28:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: seriousness

Well, there is that little thing called professionalism.
Machine translation may work for non-profits (though I doubt it, given the often very sensitive or complex nature of topics) or for private use, but it certainly doesn't if you want to be taken seriously as a professional. It's only a matter of time before a client realizes what they are actually getting.

Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | 拼写，哈哈！

hj58 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:13:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: hj58
Post title: 拼写，哈哈！

好好好，对对对，牛牛牛，电影《欢迎来龙餐馆》不是“译”龙为 loong，而是“拼写”为 loong。

面子是个好东西啊，千万不能丢。

现在连中国日报也把龙“拼写”为 loong 了，哈哈！可喜可贺！

功夫被拼写为 Kungfu，点心被拼写为 dim sum，coca cola 被拼写为“可口可乐”，chocolate 被拼写为“巧克力”。

那家高级翻译学院以后应该改为“高级拼写学院”了。

AI for translators and interpreters | Why Translation Needs AI | @ Tatjana

Lingua 5B — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:12:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why Translation Needs AI
Poster: Lingua 5B
Post title: @ Tatjana

Where is your “verified site member” badge? Maybe source one first before attempting to sell your low-value product.

Chinese | “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong") | 中国日报中华文化英文知识库网站收入了 loong

hj58 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: “龙”的英文应该翻译成 Loong - 转发 (A Chinese Teacher Suggests that "Dragon" should be written as "Loong")
Poster: hj58
Post title: 中国日报中华文化英文知识库网站收入了 loong

中国日报中华文化英文知识库网站收入了 loong

　　今天发现中国日报社的中华文化英文知识库网站“Chinese Culturepedia”已经收入了单词 loong。

[url removed] #/entryDetailPage/ [phone removed] 06464

　　该网站分六个方面（Catalogue）对 loong 进行了详细的阐释：

　　1. Introduction
　　2. Etymology
　　3. Historical Background
　　4. Cultural Significance
　　5. Representation in Art and Literature
　　6. Modern Interpretations

　　并且列出了六篇原始报道（Article reference）：

　　1. Dragons take over cultural event in Zhejiang. chinaservicesinfo.com. 2024
　　2. Exploring the mystique of the 'loong'. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　3. Hong Kong balloon artist breaks record for longest loong. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　4. Cultural items increasingly tailored to attract youth. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　5. Chinese culture is 'an untapped resource' -- British graphic designer. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024
　　6. Enduring tales with contrasting characteristics. chinadaily.com.cn. 2024

　　该网站目前收入的 loong 词条只有 loong 和 loong dance 两个。

（黄佶，2026年8月14日）

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龙 Loong 网 2025年4月22日讯：
中国日报中华文化英文知识库网站上线，loong 成漏网之鱼

　　微信公众号“中国日报双语新闻”昨天宣布：“中国日报社精心打造的中华文化英文知识库网站‘Chinese Culturepedia’正式上线”，网址是　 [url removed]

　　笔者立即去检索了 loong，发现知识库收入了 Loong Dance。

　　正在疑惑为什么搜索 loong 只有这一个结果，突然反应过来：中华文化英文知识库网站仍然坚持译龙为 dragon，而 Loong Dance 只是漏网之鱼而已。

　　于是去搜索 dragon，果然发现了大量词条：Dragon，Dragon King (Literature)，Dragon Dance (Cultural Heritage)，Dragon Songs (Arts)，Dragon Boat Race (Sports and Games)，Fire Dragon Dance，Dragon Boat Festival (Lifestyle)，Lion and Dragon Dance，…… 等等，搜索结果共有十九页，每页十个词条，共一百八十九条。

　　报道说：“中华文化英文知识库依托中国日报全媒体平台，借助大数据与人工智能技术，系统梳理中国日报四十余年积累的英文报道资源，尤其是近年来丰富的中华文化图文、视频等融媒体资源，将浩如烟海的文化瑰宝淬炼为可触、可感、可对话的数字图谱，以百科全书式架构，提炼展示中华文明精神标识和中华文化精髓。”

　　因此这个数据库是根据中国日报四十多年的报道汇总而成，而这四十多年来，中国日报一直是译龙为 dragon 的，所以知识库主要译龙为 dragon 也是可以理解的。

　　但是，既然是“知识库”，收集的知识就应该是正确的和最新的。2024龙年，新的译龙方法 loong 被普遍接受、广泛采用，连中国日报自己都改译了，知识库理应及时更新。

（黄佶，2025年4月22日）

AI for translators and interpreters | Why Translation Needs AI | Thx

Tatjana Kostadinovic — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:17:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: Why Translation Needs AI
Poster: Tatjana Kostadinovic
Post title: Thx

[quote]expressisverbis wrote:
If your intended audience is translation company CEOs, as you have said, why spend so much time trying to convince individual translators that “AI is here," “AI Is
[/quote]
Pls let me know what is the best solution?

ProZ.com technical support | number of quotes | Well..

Karletto666 — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:54:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: number of quotes
Poster: Karletto666
Post title: Well..

That is why i have you, my proofreaders...